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Recent Examples of outwardly
Baxter’s soft-spoken but unimpeachable authority finds its perfect match in Abbott’s outwardly passionate charisma.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Multiple Broncos sources have expressed clear conviction in Stidham to The Denver Post, a feeling outwardly shared by players.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Multiple Broncos sources have expressed clear conviction in Stidham to The Denver Post, a feeling outwardly shared by players.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
This means people whose disabilities are progressive or not outwardly visible may not qualify for official recognition, even when their condition significantly affects daily functioning.
—Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Multiple Broncos sources have expressed clear conviction in Stidham to The Denver Post, a feeling outwardly shared by players.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
Multiple Broncos sources have expressed clear conviction in Stidham to The Denver Post, a feeling outwardly shared by players.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
This means people whose disabilities are progressive or not outwardly visible may not qualify for official recognition, even when their condition significantly affects daily functioning.
—Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwardly
Adverb
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Linebacker Kenneth Murray started all season, but was scrutinized significantly for his performance externally, making his return to the Cowboys unlikely.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ed Dodds, Colts assistant general manager If the Wilfs look externally for an executive with a traditional football background, Dobbs fits the bill.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The statement said one of the people was described visibly exhausted, emotionally distressed and had been exposed to extreme cold throughout the night.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Hume then began to look visibly uncomfortable as the song played out.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But the problem began snowballing only late last month, when Grok seemingly granted a large number of user requests to modify images posted by others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the problem began snowballing only late last month when Grok seemingly granted a large number of user requests to modify images posted by others.—
Kelvin Chan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And yes, apparently that was a real wedding that happened during the halftime show, according to Variety.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Panarin has a no-move clause, and apparently was quite willing to use it as leverage to control his destination.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The revelation is evidently taking its toll on Musk, who began a desperate campaign to clear his name on social media.—
Joe Wilkins Published Feb 5,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
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The loan route was there and, evidently, a means to finding the money down the line was there too.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Although the collection was ostensibly fall, the brand follows a non-seasonal approach with most garments light enough to be worn in cool temperatures or as layering pieces in the cold.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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For years, the consensus in this country has been that a mother’s job is, ostensibly, to protect her children at all costs.—
Ej Dickson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Google will supposedly apply the same philosophy to the phone's pricing, keeping it unchanged in the EU.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The extent of the data supposedly accessed at Nike isn’t known.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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From the perspective of a world of increasingly unimaginable maldistribution of resources, cascading ecological collapse, a genocide cheered on by a putatively liberal order, both are barbarisms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Outwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwardly. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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